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News Release: Energy and Commerce Republicans are leading on bipartisan solutions to improve safety, increase transparency, counter China, and strengthen privacy and data protections for Americans.


News Release: Washington - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) hosted a joint forum to hear from Americans across the country about how President Joe Biden's catastrophic energy policies are hurting their businesses and paychecks.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing with Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), on the toxic workplace culture at the Washington Commanders (Commanders), including allegations of sexual harassment, spanning multiple decades.  The hearing also addressed the failure by the Commanders and the NFL to take meaningful steps to prevent and address this misconduct.


Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Bilirakis on Protecting People’s Privacy Online

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered remarks at today’s subcommittee markup of eight bills, including the bipartisan, bicameral American Data Privacy and Protection Act which will protect kids and give Americans more control over their personal online data.


E&C Republicans Urge CMS Administrator to Testify During Hearing on Medicare Advantage

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) invited Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to testify before the Committee during a hearing on Medicare Advantage (MA).


There was activity on three bills related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on June 23.


There was activity on three bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on June 23.


June 23: bills handled by Oversight and Reform Committee

There was activity on six bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on June 23.


Finance Committee Approves Crapo, Wyden Bill to Strengthen Retirement Savings

News Release: Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Senate Finance Committee, under the leadership of Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), passed the Enhancing Americans Retirement Now (EARN) Act, expanding opportunities for Americans to increase their retirement savings and improving workers’...


Pallone Hails FDA Decision to Order JUUL Off the Market

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied marketing authorization and ordered JUUL tobacco products off the market...


Seven press releases published in May by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

There were seven press releases published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in May.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Examining the NFL’s Handling of Workplace Misconduct at the Washington Commanders" by emphasizing no individual should face harassment in the workplace, but that Congress is not the proper...


Pallone & Eshoo Praise House Passage of Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Legislation

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. The legislation, which was introduced by Pallone and full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), passed the House by a vote of 402-20.


Pallone Floor Statement on Legislation Authorizing ARPA-H

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor as prepared for delivery today during consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Act...


News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, the Co-Chairs of the Endangered Species Act Caucus-Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)-issued the following joint statement on the Biden administration’s announcement to rescind a rule issued...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery today on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022...


Finance Committee and the bills it addressed on June 22

There was activity on four bills related to the Finance Committee on June 22.


News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced her intent to issue a subpoena to Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Commanders, for a Committee deposition. Chairwoman Maloney made the announcement during today’s hearing to examine the...


Crapo Statement at Retirement Legislation Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at an open executive session to consider The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act.


Ahead of Hearing, Oversight Committee Releases New Evidence of Dan Snyder’s Role in Creating a Hostile Workplace and His Efforts  to Undermine Investigations

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, shared with Committee Members a memo detailing findings from the Committee’s investigation ahead of a hearing examining the hostile workplace culture at the Washington Commanders and the National Football...